Laptops/Laptop suggestions?

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Expert: Mohammad Babaee - 10/19/2013

QuestionHi,

We need to get a laptop for our kids, our 15 year old in particular. He also wants to play games, so speed is important as well as I guess hard drive space. We'd like to get the best we can in the $300 range, and assume a lot of brands are good-- any suggestions? Is it like choosing between a Camry, Accord, and Sonata for a car, that it doesn't matter too much among a few good brands? How much hard drive space, and Mghz and RAM is just enough? We want enough, but don't want to get more than they need.
Thank you for your suggestions!
Darin

AnswerHi Darin;

Gaming laptops need dedicated graphics card which you'll not get on sub-400$ laptops, so you'd not have to expect a good performance from the models I suggest.
No, selecting a laptop is not like choosing between Camry, Accord, and Sonata. Performance and build quality differs too much between models and manufacturers.